Z LEN T TOP CONCERT Ikl BOXSCORE GROSSES Amusement Busbies? Boston Sets Stage Return; Gross Attendance ARTIST(S) Venue Date(s) Ticket Pncels:, Capacity Promoter

BILLY JOEL May 1 -2, 4, 6, $2,209,629 124,137 Monarch Entertainment Bureau Rappers Beef Up East Rutherford, N.J. 8 -9 $18.50 /517.50 sellout John Scher Presents Security Hartford Civic Center May 7 -9 $773,632 47,327 Cross Country Concerts Hartford, Conn. $16.50/514.50 sellout HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS NEW YORK Boston is set to elude a five -night stand (June 21- & Exhibition Hall May 7 -8 $473,182 27,015 DiCesare -Engler Prods. LONNIE MACK Pittsburgh, Pa. $17.50 30,000 make its stage return with a June 25) at the Greek Theatre in Los Providence Civic Center May I -2 $416,666 25,664 Frank J. Russo 20 headline appearance at the Angeles and an Aug. 17 concert at CINDERELLA Providence, R.I. $16.50/$15.50 sellout Texxas World Music Festival, to New York's Madison Square Gar- Meadowlands Arena May 5 $377,193 19470 Monarch Entertainment Bureau be held at the . den. The Hawaiian show will fea- JAN MURRAY East Rutherford, NJ. $22.50/$17.50 sellout John Scher Presents The group will appear at nine oth- ture guest appearances by Aero- SNOW WHITE ON ICE West Palm Beach Auditorium April 28 -May 3 $251,455 29,788 Kenneth Feld West Palm Beach, Fla. er venues on its U.S. summer tour, smith's Steve Tyler and Joe Per - $9.50/$8.50 53,784 BON JOVI according to manager - Civic Arena & Exhibit Hall May 5 $248,441 16,553 DiCesare -Engler Prods. Jeff Doren ry. CINDERELLA feld. Pittsburgh, Pa. $15 sellout The Together Forever tour, co- BON Though Boston JOVI Greensboro Coliseum Complex May 9 $238,848 14,92E Beach Club Promotions was originally sponsored by Adidas and Coca- CINDERELLA Greensboro, N.C. $16 15,000 rumored to be going out on a sta- BON Cola, has been organized in an ef- JOVI Nassau Veterans Memorial April 7 $229,634 18,189 Monarch Entertainment Bureau CINDERELLA dium -only tour, the band has in- fort to promote more interracial Coliseum $16.50/$14.50 sellout John Scher Presents stead opted to perform at indoor rap concerts, says Ford. In addi- Uniondale, N.Y. Larry Vaughn Presents FREDDIE arenas. "Once rehearsals JACKSON Warner Theatre May 7 -10 $229,530 11,435 Dimensions Unlimited started, tion to performing individual RAY, GOODMAN we felt the whole & BROWN Washington, D.C. $21.00 12,000 PACE Concerts stage presenta- sets -Run -D.M.C. will close the NAJEE G Street Prods. tion would come across in- better shows-the two rap groups will May 8 5216,213 $13,000 Brass Ring Prods. doors," says Dorenfeld. appear together on stage. D.J. Da- COMPANY Detroit, Mich. $17.50 sellout Accompanying Boston leader vey D. will be opening the dates. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre May 2 $204,603 13,005 Avalon Attractions Tom Scholz on the road will be vo- After the press conference, WAYSTED Laguna Hills, Calif. $11.50/$14.00 15,000 BON calist Brad Delp, guitarist Gary manager Russell Simmons-who JOVI Hampton Coliseum May 10 $199,070 13,800 Cellar Door Prods. CINDERELLA Hampton, Va. $14.50 sellout Pihl, drummer Doug Huffman, represents both groups -told On San Diego Sports Arena May 6 5193,496 11,727 Avalon Attractions bassist David Sikes, and Jim The Road that he will be calling San Diego, Calif. $16.50 sellout Masdea, who will be playing for strong support from black ra- Mabee Center May 5 8116,048 10,654 Eric Chandler Ltd. drums and key- dio stations for Tulsa, Okla. $17.50415 sellout boards. Scholz both Run -D.M.C. NEIL DIAMOND Stokely Athletic Center May 8 $181,038 10,428 Eric Chandler Ltd. has designed all and the Beastie Knoxville, Tenn. $17.50415 sellout the guitar amps Boys in ex- BON JOVI Richmond Coliseum May 8 8178,536 12,500 Cellar Door Prods. for the tour. CINDERELLA Richmond, Va. $14.50 sellout change for vari- HUEY LEWIS NEWS Dates have & THE Rochester Community War May 9 8178,447 11,000 Monarch Entertainment Bureau ous promotional LONNIE MACK Memorial $17.50416.50 sellout John Scher Presents been booked by activities sur- Rochester, N.Y. ICM. The complete itinerary: the rounding the tour. NEIL DIAMOND Arkansas State Fairgrounds May 6 8172,793 9,995 Eric Chandler Ltd. , Philadelphia, June 25- Little Rock, Ark. $17.50415 sellout DEEP PURPLE 26; New Jersey Meadowlands, SHORT TAKES: Eric Providence Civic Center April 18 8158,782 10,244 Frank J. Russo Clapton TRITON Providence, July 2 -3; Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, sold 195,000 tickets and grossed R.I. $15.50 sellout DEEP PURPLE Riverfront Coliseum May 6 $143,050 July 8; the Los Angeles Forum, $3.4 million on his 12 9,229 Sunshine Promotions recent -date Cincinnati, Ohio $15.50 12,500 PACE Concerts July 18 and 20; Oakland Coliseum, U.S. tour ... , B.B. DEEP PURPLE The Keil May 4 $141,240 10,270 Contemporary Prods. San Francisco, July 24; the Taco- King, Stephane Grappelli, and BAD COMPANY St. Louis, Mo. $15 10,522 PACE Concerts ma Dome, Seattle, July 31; Alpine the Modern Jazz Quartet are BILLY IDOL Arizona Veterans Memorial May 4 $127,159 82,00 Evening Star Prods. THE CULT Valley, Chicago, Aug. 7 -8; and the among the acts appearing at the Coliseum & Fairgrounds8 $16415 12,000 Centrum, Worcester, Mass., Aug. 30th annual Monterey Festi- Phoenix, Ariz. Jazz DEEP PURPLE 13 -14. Cumberland Co. Civic Center April 16 $122,849 8,461 Frank J. Russo val, to be held Sept. 18 -20 at the JOAN JEU & THE BLACKHEARTS Portland, Maine $14.50 Monterey 9,500 County Fairgrounds, JULIO IGLESIAS Rochester Community War May 8 8121,203 5,773 Monarch Entertainment Bureau RAP ATTACK: Heavy security is Calif. MCI Telecommunications is Memorial $50420/ 9,300 John Scher Presents planned for the upcoming Togeth- sponsoring the event for the third Rochester, N.Y. $17.50 er Forever tour, featuring top year in a row ... , Jacksonville Veterans Memorial May 2 $112,908 7,305 North American Tours RONNIE MILSAP Coliseum $16.50413.50 10,316 Gotham rap acts Run -D.M.C. and Curiosity Killed The Cat, Alison T. GRAHAM BROWN Jacksonville, Fla. the . That was the Moyet, Boy George, , DEEP PURPLE Rochester Community War April 18 $108,421 7,686 Monarch Entertainment Bureau message delivered by Rush Pro- Dave Edmunds, Ben E. King, & THE BLACKHEARTS Memorial 515.50414.50 11,000 John Scher Presents ductions' Robert Ford at a May 11 Paul Young, and Martin and Rochester, N.Y. press conference here, attended Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet KENNY ROGERS Hampton Coliseum April 30 5101,016 8896 North American Tours RONNIE MILSAP Hampton, Va. $16.50413.50 11,009 by the members of both groups. are on the bill for the 1987 's T. GRAHAM BROWN According to Ford, "We're Trust concerts, to be held 5-6 June IRON MAIDEN Rochester Community War April 13 $102,091 7,180 Monarch Entertainment Bureau spending an extra $500,000 just on at London's Wembley Arena. WAYSTED Memorial $15.50414.50 11,000 John Scher Presents security. It'll be the most exten- Once again, Prince Charles and Rochester, N.Y. BON sive security of any tour of its Princess Di will be rockin' in the JOVI Broome Co. Veterans Memorial April 9 $101,674 7,200 Monarch Entertainment Bureau CINDERELLA Arena 515.50414.50 sellout John Scher Presents kind." Among the added precau- aisles. Binghamton, N.Y. tions will be special crowd control BEASTIE BOYS Capital Theatre April 1 -2 $93,952 5,821 Monarch Entertainment Bureau MURPHY'S barriers, walk- through metal de- Edited by Steve Gett. Assistance LAW Passaic, N.J. $17.50416.50 6,400 John Scher Presents tectors, and beefed -up security provided by Linda Moleski (New PUBLIC ENEMY staffs. York). Send information to On & THE RANGE Concord Pavilion May 8 $92,077 5,594 in -house EDDIE & THE TIDE Concord, Calif. The 40 -city summer tour, set to The Road, c/o Billboard, 1515 $17.50/815.50 8,475 DEEP PURPLE Wings Stadium kick off June 13 in Hawaii, will in- May 7 $79,350 5,500 Brass Ring Prods. Broadway, New York N.Y 10036. BAD COMPANY Kalamazoo, Mich. $16 sellout PACE Concerts

BILLY IDOL Tucson Community Center May 5 $77,774 5,123 Evening Star Prods. THE CULT Tucson, Ariz. $16 /$15 7,500

MERLE HAGGARD RPI Fieldhouse May 2 $71,325 5,029 Pro Tours PUBLICITY Troy, N.Y. $15 5,300 Rochester Community War March 26 $62,682 4,751 Monarch Entertainment Bureau POISON Memorial 514.50413.50 11,000 John Scher Presents PRINTS Rochester, N.Y. 19,200 IRON MAIDEN Thomas & Mack Center April 29 $62,469 4,171 Evening Star Prods. LIthOgraph44 On Heavy Gloss Stock WAYSTED Las Vegas, Nev. $15/$13.50 BLACK & WHITE 8x10's 7,856 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS River Place Festival May 2 $55,125 5210 Cellar Door Prods. 500 - $60.00 1000 - 85.00 Greenville, S.C. $12.50 6,200

COLOR MERLE HAGGARD Augusta Civic Center April 30 549,800 3,320 J.M.T. Prods. SEATS HOLLY DUNN Augusta, Maine $15 5,000 Pro Tours 1000 - $388.00 BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE Paramount Northwest Theatre Above Prices Include Typesetting & Freight May 5 542,384 2,972 Media One LEWIS MCGEEHEE Seattle, Wash. $16 sellout Send 8x10 Photo - Check or M.O. * * * BEASTIE BOYS Rochester Community War April 16 $40,094 3,126 Monarch Entertainment Bureau Full Color 8 B/W Posters MURPHY'S LAW Memorial $14.50/513.50 4,000 John Scher Presents PUBLIC ENEMY Rochester, N.Y. Composites - Cards - Other Sizes i i MERLE HAGGARD Memorial Auditorium May 1 $37,876 2228 J.M.T. Prods. ra HOLLY DUNN Burlington, Vt. $17 sellout Pro Tours reunion arena Send For Catalog & Samples 777 Sports Street PICTURES Copyrighted and compiled by Amusement Business, a Billboard Publications, Inc. publication. Boxscores are compiled every Tuesday and should Dallas, 75207 be submitted to Kathy Vandercook in Nashville at 615. 748 -8138; Linda Deckard in Los Angeles at 213-859 -5338; Louise Zepp in Chicago at 1867 E. Florida. Dept. BB (214) 658-7070 312-236 -2085; or Melinda Newman in New York at 212- 764 -7314. For research information contact Gina DiPiero or Karen Oertley in Nashville at Springfield. MO 65803 615- 748 -8120. (4171 869.9433 Or 869 -3456

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